Believe it or not, there's an all-new Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen beneath all those loops and swirls of black-and-white camouflage. It may not look all that different than the current Gelandewagen, which has been roaming the planet since the 1970s, but that's more a sign that Mercedes is treating this iconic off-roader's new generation with extreme reverence. Those trademark squared-off lines and angles may look familiar, but the new G-Wagen shares just one exterior component with the outgoing model, according to Daimler chief design officer Gordon Wagener—a tiny plastic piece on the C-pillar.

But as the new G-Wagen will be almost entirely reborn, Mercedes-Benz needs to put it through the usual rigamarole of tests required to prove a brand-new vehicle can handle everything that's thrown at it. Which, apparently, also means bringing it to the Nurburgring, as seen in the video below.